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Home aide who tried to cash man's checks accused of murder

Updated 9:24 pm, Friday, February 7, 2014

Sara D. Moore, 35, was charged with murder Friday, the day after police said they found a man dying inside his Albany home. (Albany Police Department)

Sara D. Moore, 35, was charged with murder Friday, the day after police said they found a man dying inside his Albany home. (Albany Police Department)

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Sara D. Moore, 35, of Wynantskill, appears in Albany City Court for arraignment on a second-degree murder charge. Moore is accused of killing an Albany man in his Woodside Road home. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union) less

Sara D. Moore, 35, of Wynantskill, appears in Albany City Court for arraignment on a second-degree murder charge. Moore is accused of killing an Albany man in his Woodside Road home. (Bob Gardinier / Times ... more

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Police guard the Woodside Drive home where a man was found dying on Thursday. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union)

Police guard the Woodside Drive home where a man was found dying on Thursday. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union)

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Police guard the Woodside Drive home where a man was found dying on Thursday. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union)

Police guard the Woodside Drive home where a man was found dying on Thursday. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union)

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A Wynantskill woman hired to help a disabled man around the house killed him and tried to steal his money, police said.

Police said calls from Englander's bank led to the discovery of his body as well as Moore's arrest.

On Thursday afternoon, police said, Moore tried to cash one of Englander's personal checks at a TD Bank in Colonie.

"The bank became concerned and called Mr. Englander and, while they were on the phone, heard a woman arguing with him and a struggle — and the woman grabbed the phone from his hand," Officer Steve Smith said.

Bank personnel called Albany police, who arrived around 2:45 p.m. at Englander's home in a quiet, well-kept part of the city off upper New Scotland Avenue. They found the front door ajar and Englander, who used a wheelchair, critically injured from a beating and his neck slashed, Smith said.

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Shortly after the gruesome find, the TD Bank branch called police again, saying the same woman had returned with one of Englander's personal checks, which they refused to cash, Smith said.

Colonie police stopped Moore not far from the bank and turned her over to Albany police, who questioned and later arrested her.

Englander, who lived alone, was treated at the scene by medical personnel and taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

A former Albany businessman who owned Architects Hardware and Specialty store, Englander also received recognition for his charitable donations over the years.

Moore, of 29 Moore Way, listed her occupation as a hairstylist. Englander recently hired her as a live-in assistant to help him around the house, police said.

According to court papers, Englander suffered blunt force trauma to the head as well as lacerations to the head and neck.

After her arraignment, Moore was returned to Albany County jail without bail and is to reappear in city court on Tuesday.